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1961

Detroit, Michigan:
– Dick The Bruiser defeated Verne Gagne to win the United States championship in a Best of Three Falls match

1965

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Penalty Box rules match, North American tag team champions, Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper and The Ox
– Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Corsica Joe 
– Sonny Myers beat Jerry Miller 
– Thor Hagen beat Bulldog Plechas

1968 

Orlando, Florida:
– Nick Kozack defeated Johnny Valentine for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title

1972

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– George Gordienko defeated Beautiful Brutus
– Kendo Nagasaki defeated Geoff Portz to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight championship

1974

Orlando, Florida:
– NWA World Champion Jack Brisco beat Bill Watts
– Bob Armstrong (substituting for Ron Fuller) & Tony Charles beat The Hollywood Blondes, Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown
– Bob Armstrong beat Greg Valentine
– Jerry Brisco beat Dick Slater

1975

Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Title match, Jack Brisco defeated Ed Wiskoski to retain the title
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Pat O’Conner 
– Akio Sato & Jerry Oates beat Jesse Venutra & Palmer 

1979

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Canadian Title Match, AWA Title not on the line; Canadian Champion Dewey Robertson beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ricky Steamboat
– Andre The Giant beat Ken Patera by DQ
– Jay Youngblood & Pedro Morales beat Swede Hanson & John Studd

1982

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Non Title match, Dino Bravo & Rick Martel beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– AWA Champion Otto Wanz beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Adrian Adonis beat Baron Von Raschke
– Bobby Heenan beat Ray Stevens by DQ
– Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum no contest Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan

1983

Houston, Texas:
– Non Title Match, Junk Yard Dog beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Butch Reed beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
– Hacksaw Duggan & Steve Williams beat King Kong Bundy & One Man Gang
– Missing Link beat Magnum TA

1984

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– WWF champion Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon defeated George Steele & Big John Studd (substituting for Jesse Ventura)
– Pat Patterson & Michael Hayes defeated The Moondogs.  This bout replaced Fabulous Freebirds vs. Spoiler & Moondogs
– WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification

1986 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura defeated Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

Portland, Oregon:
– Road Warriors beat Bruiser Brody & Rip Oliver by DQ
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig by DQ
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Abudda Dein

1987

Los Angeles, California:
– NWA Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Rick Steiner
– Terry Taylor & Eddie Gilbert defeated Sting & Shane Douglas
– UWF Champion Steve Williams defeated Black Bart
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA World TV Champion Nikita Koloff
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Ron Garvin to a no contest

1989

Richmond, Virginia:
– Ron Simmons pinned Scott Hall
– Eddie Gilbert pinned the Cuban Assassin
– Shane Douglas pinned Rip Morgan
– Norman pinned Johnny Ace
– Road Warrior animal defeated Sid Vicious via disqualification at around the 3-minute mark when Teddy Long interfered
– Steve Williams fought Mike Rotunda to a draw
– Tom Zenk defeated Dick Slater
– Sting defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification

1990 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Juicer pinned Dutch Mantell
– Terry Taylor pinned the Iron Sheik
– The Master Blasters defeated Mike Rotunda & Alan Iron Eagle
– Big Van Vader pinned Tom Zenk
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright (sub. for the Samoan Swat Team) – NWA US Champion Lex Luger fought Stan Hansen to a double count-out 
– NWA Tag Team Champions Doom fought Ric Flair & Arn Anderson to a double disqualification
– NWA World Champion Sting pinned the Black Scorpion (Randy Culley) 

Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico:
– Rick Valentine & Eric Embry defeated Hurricane Castillo Jr. & Miguelito Perez to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title

1992

Yokohama, Japan:
– Osamu Nishimura defeated Satoshi Kojima 
– Hiro Saito pinned Black Cat 
– Super Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated the Great Kokina & Wild Samoan (Samu) 
– El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto defeated Hiroyoshi Yamamoto & Jushin Liger 
– Scott Norton pinned Tony Halme in a #1 contender’s match to the IWGP Heavyweight Title
– Akitoshi Saito, Kengo Kimura, Masashi Aoyagi & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Osamu Kido, Riki Choshu, Takayuki Iizuka & Tatsumi Fujinami
– IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta pinned Shinya Hashimoto 
– IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki
– NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Steve Austin 

1993

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Shanghai Pierce defeated Mark Starr
– The Shockmaster defeated Tex Slazenger
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Erik Watts
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Paul Orndorff
– Cactus Jack defeated Yoshi Kwan
– Steve Austin defeated Arn Anderson
– Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys via disqualification
– Ric Flair pinned World Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match

Fleming-Neon, Kentucky:
– Tim Horner pinned Chris Candido in a “country whipping” match
– Scott & Steve Armstrong beat Ron & Don Harris
– SMW Tag Champs The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey)
– Tracy Smothers beat SMW Champ Brian Lee via DQ

1994

Las Vegas, Nevada:
– Danny Spivey beat Johnny Ace to win the first UWF Americas Title
– Candi Divine pinned Tina Moretti to win vacant UWF Women’s Title
– The Killer Bees beat Warlord & Power Warrior (Larry Power) to win the first UWF Tag Titles
– UWF champ Steve Williams beat Sid Vicious via DQ

Hyden, Kentucky:
– Lance Storm pinned Killer Kyle
– Chris Candido pinned Brian Lee
– SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy beat Bruiser Bedlam via DQ
– Brian Lee & The Dirty White Boy beat The Gangstas via pinfall

1996 

Monday Night Raw: Hershey, Pennsylvania:
– Marc Mero defeated Faarooq to win a tournament for the Intercontinental Title

– Kensuke Sasaki defeated Shiro Koshinaka in the finals of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Japan-U.S. All Star Tournament”

1998 

Yokohama, Japan:
– Scott Norton defeated Yuji Nagata for the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title

2000 

Newport, Delaware: 
– Inferno Kid defeats JJ The Ring Crew Guy for the ECWA Heavyweight Title

2001 

WWF Unforgiven: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 
– Rhyno defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri for the United States Title
– WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Show & Spike Dudley, Lance Storm & WWF European Champion the Hurricane, and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match
– Christian defeat Edge to win the Intercontinental Title 
– WCW Tag Team Champions the Undertaker & Kane defeated Kronik (w/ Steven Richards) 
– WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho 
– WCW World Champion the Rock defeated Booker T & Shane McMahon in a handicap match 
– Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title

2002 

– Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito defeated Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima for the Global Honored Crown Tag Team Titles
– Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Yoshihiro Takayama to win the Global Honored Crown Heavyweight Title

2003

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title

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